Dying a virgin is not what God approves of?
So, he wouldn’t approve of Christ - the son who he said was his beloved - who died without taking a wife and certainly did not approve of fornication?
So, please teach me - what does God say on this matter, exactly?
Do you think Christ was the model for man in that sense? I don’t see it that way.
He was the sacrificial lamb.
He couldn’t get married and have children. Imagine the idea of having His decedents on earth. Imagine His wife and the burden on her, not a perfect being.
I would submit that when it comes to marriage, Christ would support men and women looking to other models, except in the sense he was faithful to God, as a man and a woman should be to each other, and of course God as well.
He didn’t intend for men and women to remain celibate. We were admonished to become fruitful and multiply.
I’m not trying to pick a fight with religions that believe in celibacy. I do think it leads to problems. It’s not man or a woman’s nature here on earth to remain celibate.
These are my views, and I’m not seeking to say that anyone who does this is committing a sin. I’m just saying that from all the evidence, men and women were designed to develop relationships and be joined.
I’m not going to take someone to task who has been led to believe differently.
I may have come on a bit harsh in my comment, but I do believe God gave us the gift of socialization. We are different for a reason. We compliment each other.